The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-31
BOOK NOTICES.


STORED HOLIDAYS. BY E. S. Brooks. Illus
trated. Boston: D. Lothrop Company. Price,
81 so.
Mr.. Brooks is capital story teller, and
this book contains a dozen of his choicest,
each of them dealing with some English or
American holiday. There never was, says
Mr.. Brooks in his preface, holiday but
had its store of stories that might be told, if
only the heroes or heroineS could find audi
ence or opportunity. The ''storied DAYS" of
the book are Christmas, New Years, st.
Valentines dav. st. Patrick's day, April
Fools day May day Midsummer eve. indie
penderce day, a Great Olympiad, Michael
mas, Halloween and Thanksg wing. Only
one of these is unfamiliar to the reader
| that which tells of the berOism
an devotion of the Spartan girl who dared
death to win the prize for her father at the
| Olvmpian games. The scenes of most of
the stories lie in England, in the olden time,
and each story is accompanied by full
page Illustration.
PRIZE SELECTIONS. Selected and arranged by
c. w. Mouton. Boston; D. Lothrop Com
pany Price 81.
This volume contains S25 quotations from
English and American authors, popular
and obscure, many Of them from old Eng
fish classics, more from living writer's of
eminence and some from contributors to
newspapers and magazines who have not
| yet achieved the dignity of a volume. The
| quotations are numbered and properlJ ar
ranged, though without any connection as
to subject. The publishers offer a series of
cash prizes to the persons who are able to
name the authors of the greatest number of
! selections. The competitor who, having
purchased the book, gives the author of the
most quotations, receives a cash prize of
500; the second, a prize of $50; the third,
$50, etc. Nineteen prizes are to be de-
clared.
MAGAZINES.
George Munro's Fashion Bazaar for No
vember is full of everything that there Is to
be known about the fashions The illustra-
tions are very numerous and the descrip-
tive articles are very complete and satisfac-
tory. The fiction and miscellaneous matter
are of an excellent quality. George Munro,
New York
The November issue of the Eclectic offers
an attractive table of contents Mr.. John
Arlington Symonds has the place of honor
in a charmingly written paper on "Realism
and Idealism," in which he discusses the
burning literary questions of the day. The
had so much to do with Gordon and Stan
| lev, is related as taken from his own lips
Striking scientific articles The Creatures
we Breathe" by DR.. Percy FARMLAND, and
"a Fossil Continent. will fascinate atten-
ton. An account of one of the most ro-
mantle episodes of history is given in the
sketch of "Alasaniello." and the article on
''Connt Tolsto." the Russian novelist, dis
cusses one of the most talked-of men of a
| ,1arn1 Tho M a fha -
ment of Demeter," by George Meredith,
and Sir Theodore Martins splendid transla-
ton of Schiller's Diver" A writer in
! Temple Bar gives a readable sketch of
| Count Benst under the title of "a Lover of
England There are a number of readable
short papers, and the departments have
their usual interest E. r. Pelton, 25 Bond
street, New York.
In the Forum for November, political
subjects inspire the first seven articles. As
warfare Against Society" President F. A.
P. Barnard characterizes the attitude as
sumed in many cases by the working ella sscs
in their demands. Following M. Barnards
paper are: "Should Fortune Be Limitedln
by Edward s. Peters; THE Use and Abuse
Of the Veto Power" by John D. Long; as
the Negro Vote Supp essedF' by Senator A.
II. Colouitt; THE Panama Canal from
w lUnl1, by otOISt -. IAhi ibubs CudU
Utah Become State!" by George Ticllnor
Curtis; christianity and Communism, l." by
Rev. DR.. II. Van Dyke, Jr. w. S. Lilly, in
answering the question of 'What is the OBJ
iect of Life2n devotes more space TO discuss
ing the papers contributed to the Forum by
his predecessors than he does to the enun-
citation of an individual opinion. Duty
however, he claims as 'the first word aud
the last: and most precious" The Forum
Publishing Co., 81 Fifth avenue, New York.
Scribner's for November is a very inter
esting number All lovers Of the music
drama will be interested in the paper which
William +. Apthorp, the well known music
al critic, contributes on Wagner and
Scenic Art" which is fully illustrated from
the original Bayreuth sketches. Dr. Sar-
gent, of the Harvard College Gymnasium,
contributes richly illustrated article on
the Physical Characteristics of the
Athlete" Miss Olive Risley Seward, the
adopted daughter of the ex-Secretary, tells
a hitherto unwritten chapter Of the diplo-
matte history of our country, regarding the
,bort:,-a treaty with Denmark for the pur-